Editing File Properties detail

Select Version of EA Desktop:

The File Properties grid displays information for records. If you have been given the appropriate permissions you can edit information in a record.

To edit an individual record:

  • Locate the item in the File Properties grid and click in a cell of the category column.

  • Depending on the data in the cell, you can manually type the information or select a property from drop-down menus.

  • When finished editing a record, click Save.

To edit one or more details that are shared across multiple records, you can use Bulk edit.

  1. Select the records to edit:
    • To select multiple consecutive rows, click and drag in the columns in the grid.
    • To select multiple individual rows, press Ctrl+click to select the row.

  1. After selecting the rows, click Bulk edit in the toolbar.

    Tip: You can right-click on the selected row and click Bulk edit in the context menu.

    The Bulk edit window opens.

  1. Enter (or select via drop-down lists) the information for each field to be updated for the selected rows.

  2. In select fields you have an option to add additional information to the contents, select the Append checkbox

  3. When finished, Click OK then click Save.